Key numbers that defined Sixers' 123-108 loss to Bucks

Key numbers that defined Sixers' 123-108 loss to Bucks

The second leg of a back-to-back following a brutal overtime loss took its toll on the Philadelphia 76ers. The fact it was against a top-tier Eastern Conference team led by a legitimate MVP candidate didn’t help either.

The end result of Philly’s second road game in as many nights was a 123-108 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Let’s take a look at the key numbers which defined the team’s loss Wednesday night.

19: Points Sixers were outscored by in second quarter

The Sixers held a 34-22 lead at the end of the first quarter, and it seemed they were past Tuesday’s tough loss to the Detroit Pistons. Unfortunately, the Bucks came out swinging in the second quarter, erasing the deficit and taking a lead into halftime. Milwaukee outscored Philly 49-30 in the quarter and from that point on, the Sixers looked spent.

It would have been a tall task for any team to bounce back from that type of quarter, but it was especially tough when facing a well-rounded group led by Antetokounmpo.

-26 and -16: Plus/minus of Robert Covington and Dario Saric

Both Covington and Saric had tough nights against the Bucks. The good news for Saric is that he shot the ball better after making no more than 37.5 percent of his attempts in any of the first four games. The 24-year-old made 6-11 field goals and 2-6 from behind the arc, but his -16 rating still hurt.

As for Covington, the exceptional defender has had a solid start to the year, but this just wasn’t his night. He shot 3-10 from the field and 1-5 from 3-point range while posting a brutal -26 plus-minus.

22.2: Sixers’ 3-point shooting percentage in second half

Philly shot 7-16 from behind the arc in the first half, and even factoring in the ugly second quarter, they were still in a close game. Unfortunately, the Sixers got ice cold in the second half from outside, knocking down just 4-18 from 3-point range.

For a team who relies heavily on their outside shooting as a way to help clear space for the likes of Simmons and Embiid, this number did them in when all was said and done.

32-18-10-3-2: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s stat line

Just a bunch of random numbers jumbled together, right? The Sixers had no answer for The Greek Freak on this night. He scored 32 points (12-14 shooting) with 18 rebounds, 10 assists, three blocks, and two steals.

The 6-foot-11 gamechanger got it done in a variety of ways against an exhausted and struggling Sixers team. When a superstar posts a triple-double of this magnitude and his teammates are knocking down shots, it’s tough to leave town with a victory.